El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of overweight, female
El Salvador
71.0%
in 2022
Nicaragua
71.2%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
39th
Nicaragua rank
38th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 71.2% against 71.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 50.9% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 60.1% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.7% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 71.2% against 71.0% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.